Los Angeles-based Iraqi artist Hayv Kahraman investigates the notion of female body alongside the themes of violence and woman’s condition in today’s society through painting. In her works, mostly based on wooden panel, while women postures recall Western Renaissance, the somatic traits, motifs, fabric textures and colors neatly reference an Islamic art from the Middle Eastern part of the world.
Hayv Kahraman, ‘Dual’, 2012. Oil on Panel. Courtesy of the artist and The Third Line.
Hayv Kahraman, ‘House in Gaylani’, 2014. Oil on modular panel, 86 “x87”. Courtesy of the artist and The Third Line.
Hayv Kahraman, ‘Musical Chairs’, 2010, 48″ x80″. Courtesy of the artist and The Third Line.
Hayv Kahraman, ‘Dymaxion’, 2012. Oil on Linen. Courtesy of the artist and The Third Line.
Hayv Kahraman, ‘Folding Sheet’, 2009. Oil on linen, 52″ x 86″. Courtesy the artist and The Third Line.
Hayv Kahraman, ‘Decagram’, 2013, Oil on panel, 127 cm Diameter. Courtesy the artist and The Third Line.